Software-producing organizations face the challenges of changing demands, rapidly evolving technology, and an overall environmental dynamism in which their products, services, and organization need to operate. These challenges pose interesting and significant research problems that cannot be tackled by engineering or business disciplines alone. The International Workshop on Software-intensive Business (IWSiB) brings together different research communities working on topics related to software-intensive business that requires cross-community collaborations. The workshop aims to bridge the gap between software engineering and business research. It is expected to continue the development of the community and its research topics, including emerging trends for software-intensive businesses, mapping challenges and best practices in the industry, and proposing new avenues for research and practice.

The year of 2025 marks the end of the first quarter of the 21st century, in which we have witnessed how the emergence of several technologies, such as the Internet and smartphones, revolutionized software-intensive businesses. Recently, other technologies are emerging and reaching the market, such as generative AI, quantum computing, and 6G. The theme of the 8th IWSiB will be forecasting software-intensive businesses in 2050 with the maturation of these technologies. The workshop will be a mix of research work and industry experience presentations, interactive discussions, and group activities to maximize the potential synergy among the participants from different research and industry backgrounds.